TaxiForSure.com - Branch Head

Locations - Mumbai/ Bangalore/ Ahmedabad/ Hyderabad

KRAs :

Growth Strategy :

- Plan and build short-term and long-term supply for the city in conjunction with the business head. Responsible for supply growth in the city across products and categories.

Supplier Management :

- Ensure long term and profitable relationships with business partners and supply retention through effective reward and recognition programs.

Building a pro-vendor brand :

- Retain as the preferred choice amongst operators and driver partners by ensuring a win-win for every stakeholder. Identify newer and innovative ways to engage partners continuously.

Competitive Understanding :

- Keep a close watch on the competitive landscape of the city. Seize opportunities to adapt pricing, talent and business model.

Building an A- Team :

- Responsible for hiring and managing a team that will consistently achieve / exceed growth targets.

Forecasting :

- Manage and own metrics that objectively monitor the supply side of business. Balance inventory growth with demand to ensure optimization.

Cross-functional approach :

- Directly coordinate with all support functions including product, marketing and analytics.

Skills required (Technical, soft skills, specific tools, personality traits) :

- Aptitude with strong analytical skills is essential. Have good reporting skills (MS Office)

- Should be able to think unconventionally, outside of the regular.

- Execution oriented getting things done on ground. Has a go-getter attitude.

- Obsession to quality. Implementation of Six Sigma in the past can be an advantage.

- Passionate and owns up proactively. Should be a good salesman!

- Managed a closely-knit community of influencers (eg. Channel Partners / Agents / Drivers / etc.)

- Has effectively managed a large team in the past and is objective approach towards goal-setting and monitoring.

Candidate background required (Education & Experience) :

- Education/ Qualification - MBA from premier institutes

- Experience in managing a fast paced business on-ground preferably on the supply and procurement side - Eg. FMCG Supply Chain, Security Services, Telecom, Logistics etc.

- Prior experience managing cross-functional teams.

- Successfully executed business development opportunities and negotiated partnerships.

- Experience in early-stage startup environments would be an advantage.